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EIN 26-3608799 · Saint Paul, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

SUPPORT PUBLIC GOOD THROUGH SHARED MAPS + LOCATION INFO.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, under $250k).

Reserves
4 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20
It owes 27% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 228% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
94% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, under $250k).

Independent board
18 of 25
3 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5
Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

$148,121 spent. FUZIONVIEW DEVELOPING FUZIONVIEW SOFTWARE TO PROVIDE A MAP INTERFACE AND DATA LINKS FOR 811-CALL BEFORE YOU DIG SERVICES WAS THE PRIMARY PROJECT. WE WORKED WITH FACILITY OPERATORS, LOCATORS, AND CALL SYSTEM USERS TO SET REQUIREMENTS AND BUILD A FUNCTIONING WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE MAPPING SYSTEM THAT WILL BE RELEASED AS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE. SEE FUZIONVIEW.ORG
$35,795 spent. TIMBERVIEW DEVELOPING TIMBERVIEW SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE MN FORESTRY ASSN. INTERACTIONS WITH LAND OWNERS FOR FORESTRY MANAGEMENT WAS ANOTHER MAJOR PROGRAM. WE WORKED WITH ASSOCIATION MEMBERS AND DATA PROVIDERS TO PUT TOGETHER A WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE SYSTEM TO HELP MAKE CONNECTIONS AND IMPROVE FOREST HEALTH. HTTPS://WWW.MINNESOTAFORESTRY.ORG/TIMBERVIEW
$33,704 spent. USNG AND OTHERSUPPORT OF US NATIONAL GRID (USNG) USE FOR MAPPING AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR PROGRAM. WE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE US NATIONAL GRID INSTITUE, FOR WHICH SHAREDGEO SERVES AS FISCAL SPONSOR. USNG IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF LOCATION FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE, AND OUR WORK SEEKS TO MAKE TOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND EVENTS TO PROMOTE ITS USE BY THE PUBLIC. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OTHER OPEN SOURCE WEB MAP SOFTWARE SUCH AS GEOMOOSE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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